Office of the Dean
The dean is the leader of the college. In addition to numerous administrative duties, the dean works collaboratively with the college's department heads, research center directors and assistant deans to develop and implement the college's myriad initiatives and realize its goals and vision. The administrative staff in the Office of the Dean supports the dean and the college at large.
Jorge Vanegas
Dean, Professor of Architecture
979.845.1223
jvanegas@tamu.edu
Jorge A. Vanegas, Ph.D., has served as dean of the Texas A&M University College of Architecture for the last 12 years. He began serving as interim dean of the college on July 9, 2008 and was appointed dean by The Texas A&M University System Board of Regents on July 17, 2009. To date, he is the longest serving dean of a college at Texas A&M University.
Dr. Vanegas holds many leadership and professional positions on top of his role as dean, including:
- 2020-2022 President of the Pan American Academy of Engineering (PAAE)
- Director of the Institute for Sustainable Communities
- professor in the Department of Architecture
He also has courtesy appointments as a professor in the College of Engineering and a research professor in the Texas Engineering Experiment Station (TEES).
Dr. Vanegas has served as a technical advisor and a regular contributor to activities of different academic institutions, organizations, and companies in the United States and internationally. He has also served on multiple boards for several research and education centers. He has received national and international recognition and awards for his scholarly accomplishments in research, teaching and service. Since 1988, he has focused his scholarly and professional activities primarily on:
- implementing built environment sustainability at urban, infrastructure, facilities, and materials scales
- applying creativity, innovation, design, and entrepreneurship within transdisciplinary, transinstitutional, and transnational collaborative environments
- advancing capital asset delivery and management in the Architecture-Engineering-Construction (AEC) industry through integrated strategies, tools, and methods
A registered architect in Colombia, Dr. Vanegas holds a degree in Architecture from Universidad de los Andes in Bogotá, Colombia. He earned his master of science and doctorate degrees in Construction Engineering and Management from Stanford University, California.
Associate and Assistant Deans
Dawn Jourdan
Executive Associate Dean, Professor of Landscape Architecture & Urban Planning
979.847.9351
dawnjourdan@arch.tamu.edu
Leslie Feigenbaum
Dean of International Programs and Initiatives
979.845.7886
leslief@tamu.edu
Cecilia Giusti
Associate Dean for Outreach and Diversity, Associate Professor 979.458.4304
cgiusti@arch.tamu.edu
Shelley Holliday
Associate Dean of Undergraduate Students
979.845.7885
sholliday@tamu.edu
Chris Novosad
Assistant Dean for Finance and Administration
979.845.1258
cjn@tamu.edu
Katie Reed
Assistant Dean of Graduate Students
979.845.6579
kreed@arch.tamu.edu
Tommie Ward
Assistant to the Dean and Chief of Staff
979.845.1223
tward@arch.tamu.edu